Health of the Nation; Health of the Planet: Is Affordable Healthcare an Individual or Governmental Responsible?
Congressman Jim McDermott argues that it is government's responsibility to see that everyone has healthcare that cannot be taken away. The United States, Mexico and Turkey lead the industrialized nations of the world in numbers of people without hea...
Health and Inequality
Professor of Sociology and Public Policy Dalton Conley talks about the complex relationship between health and a variety of factors, including social, racial and economic inequality.
Families Today and Tomorrow: Family Challenges: Healthcare
The challenge of meeting America's health care needs continues to defy easy solution. This is especially problematic for many working families that lack adequate health insurance.
What Price?: Emergence and Impact of managed Care, The
The fact that most medical expenditures are paid by health insurance often blinds us to the actual costs of medical care. Despite the initiation of cost-saving measures known as "managed care" in the mid 1980s the cost of health insurance continues ...
Risk and Insurance
This clip explores the different types of insurance available to help protect against risks and liability.